Senior Software Developer (Python)

The need for efficient, secure, and agile supply chains and logistics operations has become ever more critical and complex.  By combining innovative technology, powerful trade intelligence and the reach of our network, Descartes helps get goods, information, transportation assets, and people where they’re needed, when they’re needed. 

We’re one of the most broadly deployed logistics and supply chain technology companies in the world. More than 22,000 customers around the globe use our cloud-based solutions to transform the way they move inventory and information to enhance productivity, better serve customers, thrive competitively, keep pace with evolving regulations, and respond to rapidly changing market conditions. Descartes is publicly traded (Nasdaq:DSGX, TSX:DSG) with headquarters in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, and offices and partners around the world. With record financial performance for more than 16 years, we lead the industry in innovation investment. Every day, logistics service providers, manufacturers, retailers, distributors, and other logistics-intensive businesses of all sizes rely on our scale, stability, and comprehensive solution footprint to move what’s most important to them.

 

Reporting to the Senior Director, Machine Learning, the senior web developer will be a key member of a small tight knit team, driving our products forward by designing and building all aspects of our software systems.
 

Responsibilities:
•    Given product requirements, determine the technical design and implementation of new products and features — keeping in mind the scope, robustness, scalability, and performance.
•    Review other engineers’ code to help ensure quality and goals match our standards and patterns.
•    Support over 12,000 drivers using our product across 12 different countries as a part of our small start-up team with the backing of a larger organization.
•    Interpret product features to distill technical requirements and categorize them into logical pieces of work.
•    Uphold our culture of high-test coverage and setting up monitoring to maintain good visibility into our system.
•    Act as the engineer on call on a weekly rotating schedule.
 
Requirements:
•    4+ years of software development experience.
•    Thrives in an environment where ownership, curiosity and self-drive are critical.
•    Good knowledge of Python, Flask, SQLalchemy ORM, PostgreSQL.
•    Willingness to learn new languages & frameworks
•    Comfortable wearing many hats — we still operate as a Startup within a larger ecosystem
•    Experience with AWS or similar cloud environments.
•    Experience with MongoDB and Cassandra an asset.
•    Hands on experience with Machine Learning, an asset.

Location: This is a remote opportunity, open to applicants authorized to work in Canada.